Vermette, after having been vocal in his disappointment that the Sens did not offer him a long-term contract to honour his skill and genius, has only two points so far this season and has looked lost.
Lately, Vermette has even been given time on the first line with Heatley and Spezza and has still shown nothing for it.
For someone who seemed so intent on proving Brian Murray wrong and showing that he was a top offensive player on this team, Vermette has only validated the GMs bargaining position with his early-season play.
And then we have Mike Fisher: This one is tricky, everyone loves Mike Fisher, right?
It seems almost sacrilegious to criticise Fisher in Ottawa, he's a nice guy, he's a hard worker, he's every 15-year old girl's dream.
But he is also carrying a $4.2 million cap hit and has ZERO points.
Fisher, a well-known religious man, needs to thump his Bible less and the opposition more.
Either that or turn my $4.50 arena Coke into wine or something, entertain me!
In the end, the preseason weaknesses that many identified about the Ottawa Senators all seem to be pretty accurate: goaltending, lack of puck movement on defence, and secondary scoring.
The goaltending problem may have been temporarily eased with the play of Alex Auld, sure he's a backup, but all the Sens need is consistent goaltending, not great goaltending.
The defence seems to have settled with the new pairings, but some help via trade is still likely going to be needed.
And finally, there are a couple of big name players at forward who need to their money where their mouth is, or I suppose put their play where their money is, and start producing.
In the meantime, if you are looking for me, I'll be downtown plucking the feathers off of pigeons on Parliament Hill.
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